Office Romance

Office Romance is a 1977Soviet comedy film about a timid senior statistician Anatoly Novoseltsev and his female boss Lyudmila Kalougina, a strict plain unmarried woman called "our frump" behind her back. Following his friend's advice Novoseltsev starts courting Kalougina on purpose to be promoted; started for mercenary ends, it eventually results in mutual love that transforms both of them.

Directed by Eldar Ryazanov. Written by Emil Braginsky and Eldar Ryazanov, based on a stageplay "Coworkers" (Russian: Сослуживцы, Sosluzhivtsy) by Eldar Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky.

Lyudmila Prokofyevna, where did you pick up this vulgarity? You wag your hips like a loose woman!

What distinguishes a businesswoman from a Woman? A gait! Just look how you walk! ....Huddle yourself up, tie yourself in a knot, shrivel like an old torn shoe and here you are dashing to work as if hammering in polings!

As a matter of fact, one could even teach a hare to smoke. There's nothing impossible for a person with intellect.

Ryzhova, the bottle blond that always walks with string bags. Look, here she sits, all in terrible roses.